I think digital clipping, but do not know...

[biologichael]

I have a helix lt and get the same problem whether Im using by Les Paul or my Ibanez.

When I play without blocks I get a clean signal, but when I add an amp that I would expect a clean tone from, I get this scratchy digital sound.

I attached an mp3 that demonstrate three strokes with amp on followed by three strokes with amp bypassed.

Can anyone help me understanding what I do wrong?

Thanks,

Michael

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[zolko60]

Nothing is wrong. This is the sound of a guitar amp with no speaker. Also Helix amps models distorts very quickly, some of them have almost no "clean" headroom.

[phil_m]

As noted above, what you’re doing wrong is not using a cab or IR block with the amp block. There are single blocks that have both an amp and cab combined. Those are under the Amp/Cab category. You chose just an amp from the Amp category.

[biologichael]

Thanks guys, good to hear. I still get it with cap, but I can adjust it away. I was just nervous that something was off, but as I understand your comments, I shouldn't worry about it.

Thanks

[theElevators]

try taking the default presets and messing around with them to learn how signal chains are set up.  It's overwhelming at first.  I've certainly been there.